Maj Joseph W. Rogers in the cockpit of F-106A 56-0467 following his Speed Record run on 15 Dec 1959 where he set a new world speed record of 1,525.95 miles per hour over the 15-25 kilometer straight-away course at Edwards AFB, CA. [Scanned from page 3 of William G. Holder's book Convair F-106 "Delta Dart", an AERO Series 27 publication] Colonel Rogers passed away on 6 Aug 2005. You can read his obituary on the Speed Recordpage at http://www.f-106deltadart.com/speedrecord.htm and also a copy of it as written in the SFGate.com website at Joseph Rogers record breaking pilot. (USAF photo via the Marty Isham Collection)


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